If anyone in Colorado is enjoying the recent bizarre weather — the tornados, the rain, the hail — it’s probably Owen Daniels.

Nicknamed The Weatherman because of his degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from the University of Wisconsin, Daniels’ love for all things related to the weather is well known at this point. He’ll occasionally drop weather terminology in team press conferences — “I believe it’s elevation, not altitude” — and has admitted he wishes he could chase tornados (probably wouldn’t fly with John Elway).

So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Broncos’ two-time Pro Bowl tight end and in-house meteorologist made an appearance on The Weather Channel’s WX Geeks on Sunday to talk storms and football, and even give a forecast.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. He might be bundled up this weekend. He might only need a sleeves-shorn sweatshirt. Who knows what the weather will be? (Associated Press file))

The Broncos run of misery in New England goes way back. They haven’t won in Foxborough since 2006. The weather can be a factor, and initial Sunday forecasts called for 30-mph winds and temperatures near freezing.

Forgive Patriots coach Bill Belichick for rolling his eyes. He provided a scathing assessment of meteorologists on Friday when asked about Sunday’s game. Think Peyton Manning and rogue scoreboard operators and you get the idea.

Peyton Manning drops back to throw during practice Thursday, wearing his glove.(John Leyba, The Denver Post)

If the 10-day forecast for Denver can be trusted — and isn’t life simpler for the gullible? — Peyton Manning will wear The Glove out of preference in the Broncos’ second-round AFC playoff game on Jan. 12, not necessity.

According to The Weather Channel’s 10-day forecast for Denver on Jan. 12, the high temperature will be 48 degrees. The high should hit about the time of the Broncos’ kickoff at 2:40 p.m. It will be cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain.

Will the Broncos make the Super Bowl? Benjamin Hochman and Joan Niesen both seem to think so. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post)

Guess what! The NFL playoffs are a mere day away, despite the fact that the Broncos have to wait another week to finally take the field against the Colts, Chiefs or Chargers.

In that festive playoff spirit, the esteemed Mr. Benjamin Hochman and I have decided to engage in a playoff picks competition to see who’s better at predicting the most unpredictable of things. Here’s how it works: Every Friday of the playoffs, we will post our picks for the upcoming weekend. Each correctly picked winner will earn 1 point, and if either of us correctly picks the margin of victory, that’s worth 5 points. We also each put down early Super Bowl picks. Getting one Super Bowl team right earns 2 points, getting both earns 4, and getting both plus the winner correct earns 8. We’ll also re-pick the Super Bowl beforehand, with the same scoring system as the earlier rounds.

So follow along to find out which one of us is a bigger ignoramus. My vote’s on Hochman. I’ll post a scorecard every Monday to tally our results.

In the week leading up to facing the Titans in Week 13, things were pretty uneventful at Dove Valley. Monday morning for once brought no new major injuries, with the biggest worry for the week by far the frigid temperatures. Coach John Fox also returned to his duties after four weeks away, which slotted Jack Del Rio back into his role of just defensive coordinator.

The Broncos will face the Titans at 2:05 p.m. Sunday. For those of you smart enough to know that standing for hours in single-digit temperatures is perhaps an unwise move, it’ll be broadcast on CBS.

John Fox speaks to the media at Dove Valley on Monday, his first day back on the job. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

Monday: Fox returned to Dove Valley Monday morning and resumed his duties as the team’s head coach. Fox addressed the media for about 25 minutes, talking about everything from the stress of being away to what he’s seen in recent games. In more good news for the Broncos, there were no major injuries from Sunday’s game, a rare occurrence after injuries have dominated recent Mondays.

Arlington, Texas — The story of Super Bowl XLV Media Day is the weather.

There is a 2-inch sheet of ice on the Dallas-Fort Worth streets. I know because I made the bad move of staying at a hotel a good eight-tenths of a mile away from the Media Center Sheraton hotel in downtown Dallas. The hotel shuttle canceled its service today. No way they were driving on those streets. So I hoofed it. No problem for us Colorado guys, especially those who got a new pair of running shoes for Christmas.

I don’t think the Dallas-Fort Worth area has much of a budget for snow plowing/sanding because I never saw one this morning. Just as well. The streets and highways are all but deserted. There was no problem getting to Cowboys Stadium.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.